Investing.com – Israel stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Oil & Gas, Technology and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Tel Aviv, the TA 35 fell 0.83% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the TA 35 were Azrieli Group Ltd (TASE:AZRG), which rose 1.18% or 240.00 points to trade at 20,590.00 at the close. Meanwhile, OPC Energy Ltd (TASE:OPCE) added 1.15% or 30.00 points to end at 2,636.00 and Mizrahi Tefahot (TASE:MZTF) was up 0.97% or 110.00 points to 11,480.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Shikun & Binui (TASE:SKBN), which fell 3.25% or 23.10 points to trade at 687.00 at the close. NICE Ltd (TASE:NICE) declined 3.02% or 2,390.00 points to end at 76,810.00 and Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) was down 2.50% or 68.00 points to 2,654.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange by 286 to 173 and 35 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alony Hetz Properties and Investments Ltd (TASE:ALHE) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.50% or 68.00 to 2,654.00.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.65% or 2.10 to $77.14 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.65% or 2.20 to hit $80.92 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 9.70 to trade at $2,017.00 a troy ounce.
USD/ILS was up 0.24% to 3.65, while EUR/ILS rose 0.34% to 4.00.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 101.52.